Legend of the Five Rings

Legend of the Five Rings

Designers	John Zinser, Dave Seay, Dave Williams, Jeff Alexander, Brent Keith, Bryan Reese, and John Wick
Publishers	Alderac Entertainment Group (1995–2015)
Publication	1995–present
Genres	Asian Fantasy CCG / RPG
Players	2 or more
Chance	Some (order of cards drawn)

Legend of the Five Rings (often abbreviated L5R) is a fictional setting created by John Zinser, Dave Seay, Ryan Dancey, Dave Williams, DJ Trindle, Matt Wilson and John Wick and first published by a joint venture between Alderac Entertainment Group and ISOMEDIA in 1995. The setting primarily involves the fictional empire of Rokugan, though some additional areas and cultures have been discussed. Rokugan is based roughly on feudal Japan with influences from other East Asian cultures such as China, Mongolia and Korea. This setting is the basis for the Legend of the Five Rings Collectible Card Game as well as the Legend of the Five Rings Roleplaying Game. Legend of the Five Rings was also the "featured campaign setting" of the Oriental Adventures expansion to the third edition of Dungeons & Dragons, though this book is now out of print.

The timeline of the Legends of the Five Rings setting can be influenced by players of the collectible card game, and to a lesser extent the role-playing game, with the winners of major tournaments making pivotal decisions that become canonical history in future products. The most significant example of this was the Race for the Throne event, which took place through 2007 and 2008, which allowed players of both the collectible card game and the role-playing game to affect the storyline of their Clan by earning points in various Spheres of influence.^[1]

L5R was acquired by Fantasy Flight Games in 2015.^[2] In 2020, FFG's parent company Asmodee transferred L5R to another subsidiary, Edge Studio.